as in to bear (down on)
to push steadily against with some force
the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably
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Gently press down on each sandwich, then slice in half.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025 -
It is extracted from the meat after pressing or squeezing it, with or without adding water.6 Coconut cream is made by skimming off the top layer of chilled coconut milk.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
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He and Eric Griffin (12 points) were called for a double-technical for shoving each other.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
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Tapping the area where these windows have been shoved to brings them back to the foreground, while performing the Home action again minimizes all of them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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It's considered lossless to the eye, but the signal is actually compressed at a 3:1 ratio.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 July 2025
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However, extreme space weather events may compress – or in some cases, peel back – the Earth’s magnetic shield.—
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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“Weigh (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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